Yucay Explained

Official Name:Yucay
Native Name:Yukay
Native Name Lang:qu
Pushpin Map:Peru
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cusco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Urubamba
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Yucay
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Leocadio Madera
Settlement Type:Village
Timezone:PET
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:-13.3167°N -72.0892°W
Elevation M:2857

Yucay (Quechua: Yukay) is a town in southern Peru. It is the capital of the Yucay District, which is near the center of Urubamba Province in the Cusco Region of southern Peru.[1]

The area where Yucay is located is commonly called the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Many Inca ruins are in the Sacred Valley near the Urubamba River and extending up the nearby hillsides in agricultural terraces called andenes. The town is located at an elevation of 2860m (9,380feet).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática . Banco de Información Digital . Spanish . 2008-06-15.
  2. Google Earth